Made in Lagos

Made in Lagos is the fourth studio (and second major label) album by Nigerian singer and songwriter Wizkid. It was released on October 30, 2020, by Starboy Entertainment and RCA Records. It features guest appearances from British artists Skepta and Ella Mai, American R&B singer H.E.R., Jamaican artists Projexx and Damian Marley, and Nigerian artists Burna Boy, Tems, Tay Iwar and Terri.[1][2]

Made in Lagos
Studio album by Wizkid
Released	October 30, 2020
Genre	Afrobeats soul R&B reggae
Length	52:00
Label	Starboy RCA
Producer	P2J (exec.) Kel P Blaqjerzee London Sarz Juls Mut4y
Wizkid chronology
Sounds from the Other Side (2017) Made in Lagos (2020)
Singles from Made in Lagos
"Smile" Released: July 16, 2020 "No Stress" Released: September 17, 2020

Background

In late 2019, Wizkid released the singles "Joro" and "Ghetto Love", initially teasing them as promotional singles for Made in Lagos.[3]

On December 6, 2019, Wizkid's label Starboy Entertainment released the EP Soundman Vol. 1, centering mainly on Wizkid, and containing features from Chronixx, and a variety of other artists. It was cited as a marketing strategy to test the Afro-European market for Made in Lagos.[4]

During 2020, Wizkid released a collaboration with American singer, H.E.R., titled "Smile". On September 17, he released the single "No Stress", and announced that he would release Made in Lagos on October 15.[3] The album launch was later postponed until October 30 due to the Nigerian End SARS protests nationwide.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Clash	7/10[5]
The Guardian	[6]
HotNewHipHop	[7]
NativeMag	8.4/10[8]
Naijaloaded	8/10[9]
NME	[10]
Pitchfork	7.7/10[11]
Waploaded	[12]

Made in Lagos received generally favorable reviews for its cohesive themes, particularly ruling out the flaws on Wizkid's previous works, Sounds from the Other Side and Soundman Vol. 1. On Made in Lagos he promotes culture and globalisation, with the album also containing themes of love, focus, goodwill, gratitude and grace. He implements the use of live instrumentation on Made in Lagos and explores a range of genres.[13]

Joey Akan of Pitchfork stated that "Wizkid balances the formula to unite home and abroad with big pop songs that can compete across cultures and an underlying theme that embraces his roots".[11] It was arguably the most loved and popular African release of 2020.[14][15][16]

Year-end rankings

Publication	Accolade	Rank	Ref.
The Guardian	The Best Albums of 2020	43	[17]
Vice	The 100 Best Albums of 2020	74	[18]
NME	The 50 Best Albums of 2020	34	[19]
Black Boy Bulletin	The 40 Best Albums of 2020	21	[20]
Dummy Mag	Top 25 Albums of 2020	22	[21]
Native Mag	The 20 Best Albums of 2020	1	[22]
Bounce Radio Live	The 50 Best African Albums of 2020	3	[23]
Pan African Music	Best Albums of 2020	N/A	[24]
The Blues Project	The 15 Best R&B, Soul and Jazz Albums of 2020	N/A	[25]
CLASH	Clash Best Albums Of The Year 2020	36	[26]
The FADER	The 50 Best Albums Of The Year 2020	33	[27]
GQ(UK)	The 24 Best Albums of 2020	17	[28]
The Atlantic	The 16 Best Albums Of 2020	N/A	[29]
Highsnobiety	Highsnobiety's 20 Best Albums of 2020	5	[30]
Financial Times	The Best 10 Albums of 2020	N/A	[31]
Vogue(UK)	The Best 12 Albums of 2020	1	[32]
Earmilk	The Best Albums of 2020 (Hip Hop + R&B)	N/A	[33]
Reader's Digest	The Best Albums of 2020	N/A	[34]
Pure Charts	Top 20 International albums of 2020	N/A	[35]
MTV News	14 Albums you might've missed in 2020	N/A	[36]

Commercial performance

Within one week of release, Made in Lagos broke several African streaming records.[37] It became the first African album to debut on the Spotify Global Album chart, and within the top ten at that. The album surpassed 100 million streams across five platforms nine days after release, a huge milestone for an Afro-pop artist.[38][39]

It debuted at no. 15 on the UK Albums Chart with over 4,100 album-equivalent units and no. 80 on the US Billboard 200 with over 10,000 album-equivalent units.[40] Ginger became the only charting single off the album in the first week of release, peaking at no. 67 on the UK Singles Chart. This chart entry made Wizkid the first Nigerian artist with two UK Singles' entries from two albums.[41] 'Ginger' became the first number one song on the newly launched TurnTable Top 50 chart, the first in Nigeria.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Reckless"	Ayodeji Balogun	P2J	3:53
2.	"Ginger" (featuring Burna Boy)	Balogun Damini Ogulu	P2J Kel P	3:16
3.	"Longtime" (featuring Skepta)	Balogun Joseph Adenuga	Sarz P2J	4:00
4.	"Mighty Wine"	Balogun	P2J	3:38
5.	"Blessed" (featuring Damian Marley)	Balogun	P2J	4:23
6.	"Smile" (featuring H.E.R)	Balogun Gabriella Wilson Emmanuel Isong	P2J	4:12
7.	"Piece of Me" (featuring Ella Mai)	Balogun Ella Howell	P2J	3:17
8.	"No Stress"	Balogun	P2J	3:49
9.	"True Love" (featuring Tay Iwar & Projexx)	Balogun Austin Iwar Projexx	Juls	4:07
10.	"Sweet One"	Balogun	P2J	4:11
11.	"Essence" (featuring Tems)	Balogun Temilade Openiyi	Mut4y P2J	4:08
12.	"Roma" (featuring Terri)	Balogun	Blaqjerzee	3:00
13.	"Gyrate"	Balogun	London	3:14
14.	"Grace"	Balogun	P2J	3:23
Total length:				52:03

Charts

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[42]	69
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[43]	86
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[44]	45
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[45]	33
French Albums (SNEP)[46]	60
Irish Albums (OCC)[47]	42
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[48]	73
Top Current Albums (Billboard)[49]	75
UK Albums (OCC)[50]	15
UK Album Downloads (Official Charts Company)[51]	17
UK Album Streaming (Official Charts Company)[52]	8
US Billboard 200[53]	80
US World Albums (Billboard)[54]	2

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